Beccia v. City of Waterbury

This appeal presents questions arising on remand following this court’s decision in Beccia v. Waterbury, 185 Conn. 445, 441 A.2d 131 (1981) (Beccia I). The primary issue on this appeal is the constitutionality of General Statutes (Rev. to 1981) § 29-45,1 which provides an undefined preference for members of a local fire department in the selection of a local fire marshal.

*129In Beccia I, the plaintiff, Jerry Beccia, an applicant for the position of Waterbury fire marshal, brought an action for declaratory and injunctive relief against the city of Waterbury, various city officials and the…